The Battle Rages On...

The Battle Rages On...
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released 2 July 1993
Recorded Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Red Rooster Studios, Tutzing, Germany
Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Florida
Genre Hard rock
Length 49:25
Label RCA/BMG (Europe and Japan)
Giant (US)
Music On Vinyl (vinyl reissue)[1]
Producer Thom Panunzio, Roger Glover
Deep Purple chronology
Slaves and Masters
(1990)
The Battle Rages On...
(1993)
Purpendicular
(1996)
Ritchie Blackmore chronology
Slaves and Masters
(1990)
The Battle Rages On...
(1993)
Purpendicular
(1996)
Singles from The Battle Rages On...
  1. "Anya" / "One Man's Meat"
    Released: July 1993
  2. "Time to Kill" / "Nasty Piece of Work"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blogcritics(mixed)[3]
Rock Hard(unfavorable)[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)(7/7)[5]

The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Since Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992, he reworked much of the material already existing for the album. Ritchie Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit during the tour in 1993, during 17 November show in Helsinki, Finland. American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration of the tour.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Battle Rages On"  Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice 5:56
2. "Lick It Up"    3:59
3. "Anya"  Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord 6:32
4. "Talk About Love"    4:11
5. "Time to Kill"    5:49
6. "Ramshackle Man"    5:34
7. "A Twist in the Tale"    4:17
8. "Nasty Piece of Work"  Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord 4:43
9. "Solitaire"    4:42
10. "One Man's Meat"    4:38

Personnel

Deep Purple

Production

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1993 Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[6] 5
Swiss Albums Charts[7] 7
Swedish Albums Charts[8] 8
Norwegian Albums Charts[9] 9
Austrian Albums Charts[10] 9
German Albums Charts[11] 13
Finnish Albums Charts 18
UK Albums Chart[12] 21
GfK Dutch Charts[13] 39
Billboard 200 (USA)[14] 192

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "The Battle Rages On" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks (USA)[15] 22

References

  1. http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/deep-purple/the-battle-rages-on
  2. "Deep Purple The Battle Rages On... review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. Bowling, David (21 December 2011). "Music Review: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. Breusch, Matthias (August 1993). "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Rock Hard (in German) (75). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Metal Hammer (in German) (54). August 1993. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. ディープ・パープルのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On...". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  10. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  11. "Album – Deep Purple, The Battle Rages On...". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  12. "Deep Purple – Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  13. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  14. "The Battle Rages On... Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  15. "The Battle Rages On... Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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